Remains of King Richard III

A photo released by the University of Leicester shows the skeletal remains of English King Richard III, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

A photo released by the University of Leicester shows the skeletal remains of English King Richard III, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. (University of Leicester / Euroepan Pressphoto Agency)

Canadian-born furniture maker Michael Ibsen, a direct descendant of the eldest sister of King Richard III, poses in his furniture workshop in London. A DNA sample from Ibsen was used to confirm that the skeletal remains are those of the English king.

Canadian-born furniture maker Michael Ibsen, a direct descendant of the eldest sister of King Richard III, poses in his furniture workshop in London. A DNA sample from Ibsen was used to confirm that the skeletal remains are those of the English king. (Justin Tallis / AFP/ Getty Images)

Dr. Jo Appleby speaks during a news conference at the University of Leicester as archaeologists announce in 2013 that recently unearthed remains are those of King Richard III.

Dr. Jo Appleby speaks during a news conference at the University of Leicester as archaeologists announce in 2013 that recently unearthed remains are those of King Richard III. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)

More than 500 years after his death in battle, scientists announced in 2013 that they had definitively identified a skeleton unearthed in northern England last summer as that of Richard III, the medieval king portrayed by William Shakespeare as a homicidal tyrant who killed his two young...